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Suki Kim: This is what it's like to go undercover in North Korea
Suki Kim: Evo kako izgleda biti nastavnik u Severnoj Koreji
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Suki Kim je šest meseci radila kao profesorka engleskog u elitnoj školi za buduće vođe Severne Koreje - istovremeno pišući knjigu o jednom od najrepresivnijih režima u svetu. Dok je pomagala studentima da se izbore sa konceptima, poput "istine" i "kritičkog razmišljanja", počela je da se pita: podučavajući ove studente da tragaju za istinom, da li ih tako dovodi u opasnost? (Ovaj govor je deo TED2015 sesije koju je priredio magazin Pop-Up: popupmagazine.com ili @popupmag na Tviteru.)
Suki Kim - Writer
Suki Kim's investigation, "Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite," chronicles her six months undercover in Pyongyang during Kim Jong-Il's final six months. She worked as a teacher and a missionary in a university for future leaders -- all while writing her book. Full bio
Suki Kim's investigation, "Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite," chronicles her six months undercover in Pyongyang during Kim Jong-Il's final six months. She worked as a teacher and a missionary in a university for future leaders -- all while writing her book. Full bio
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In 2011, during the final six months
of Kim Jong-Il's life,
of Kim Jong-Il's life,
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Godine 2011, poslednjih šest meseci
Kim Džong Ilovog života,
Kim Džong Ilovog života,
00:19
I lived undercover in North Korea.
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živela sam u tajnosti u Severnoj Koreji.
00:23
I was born and raised
in South Korea, their enemy.
in South Korea, their enemy.
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Rođena sam i odrasla u Južnoj Koreji,
kod njihovog neprijatelja.
kod njihovog neprijatelja.
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I live in America, their other enemy.
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Živim u Americi,
kod njihovog drugog neprijatelja.
kod njihovog drugog neprijatelja.
00:32
Since 2002, I had visited
North Korea a few times.
North Korea a few times.
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Od 2002. posetila sam
Severnu Koreju nekoliko puta.
Severnu Koreju nekoliko puta.
00:36
And I had come to realize
that to write about it with any meaning,
that to write about it with any meaning,
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I shvatila sam
da bih pisala o njoj smisleno
da bih pisala o njoj smisleno
00:42
or to understand the place
beyond the regime's propaganda,
beyond the regime's propaganda,
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ili da bih razumela to mesto
mimo propagande režima,
mimo propagande režima,
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the only option was total immersion.
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jedino mi je bilo preostalo
da se potpuno uklopim.
da se potpuno uklopim.
00:54
So I posed as a teacher and a missionary
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Pa sam se predstavljala
kao nastavnica i misionarka
kao nastavnica i misionarka
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at an all-male university in Pyongyang.
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na univerzitetu za muškarce u Pjongjangu.
01:06
The Pyongyang University
of Science and Technology
of Science and Technology
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Univerzitet Nauke i tehnologije
u Pjongjangu
u Pjongjangu
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was founded by Evangelical Christians
who cooperate with the regime
who cooperate with the regime
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su osnovali hrišćanski jevanđelisti
koji su sarađivali sa režimom
koji su sarađivali sa režimom
01:15
to educate the sons
of the North Korean elite,
of the North Korean elite,
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kako bi obrazovali sinove
severnokorejske elite,
severnokorejske elite,
01:21
without proselytizing,
which is a capital crime there.
which is a capital crime there.
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bez religijskog propovedanja,
za koje je propisana smrtna kazna.
za koje je propisana smrtna kazna.
01:27
The students were 270 young men,
expected to be the future leaders
expected to be the future leaders
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Studenti su bili 270 mladića,
koji su trebali da budu buduće vođe
koji su trebali da budu buduće vođe
01:33
of the most isolated and brutal
dictatorship in existence.
dictatorship in existence.
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najizolovanije i najbrutalnije
diktature koja postoji.
diktature koja postoji.
01:40
When I arrived, they became my students.
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Kada sam stigla, postali su moji studenti.
01:47
2011 was a special year,
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Ta 2011. je bila posebna godina,
01:49
marking the 100th anniversary of the birth
of North Korea's original Great Leader,
of North Korea's original Great Leader,
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predstavljala je stogodišnjicu rođenja
prvobitnog severnokorejskog Velikog vođe,
prvobitnog severnokorejskog Velikog vođe,
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Kim Il-Sung.
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Kim Il Sunga.
01:57
To celebrate the occasion, the regime
shut down all universities,
shut down all universities,
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Kako bi proslavili tu priliku,
režim je pozatvarao sve univerzitete
režim je pozatvarao sve univerzitete
02:03
and sent students off to the fields
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i poslao sve studente na polja
02:06
to build the DPRK's much-heralded ideal
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da učestvuju u izgradnji severnokorejskog
izuzetno cenjenog ideala
izuzetno cenjenog ideala
02:10
as the world's most powerful
and prosperous nation.
and prosperous nation.
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kao najmoćnije
i najprosperitetnije nacije.
i najprosperitetnije nacije.
02:16
My students were the only ones
spared from that fate.
spared from that fate.
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Jedino su moji studenti
pošteđeni te sudbine.
pošteđeni te sudbine.
02:21
North Korea is a gulag posing as a nation.
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Severna Koreja je gulag
koji se predstavlja kao nacija.
koji se predstavlja kao nacija.
02:26
Everything there
is about the Great Leader.
is about the Great Leader.
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Tamo je sve o Velikom vođi.
02:28
Every book, every newspaper article,
every song, every TV program --
every song, every TV program --
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Svaka knjiga, svaki članak u novinama,
svaka pesma, svaki program na TV-u -
svaka pesma, svaki program na TV-u -
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there is just one subject.
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postoji samo jedna tema.
02:35
The flowers are named after him,
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Po njemu nazivaju cveće,
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the mountains are carved with his slogans.
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njegove slogane urezuju u planine.
02:40
Every citizen wears the badge
of the Great Leader at all times.
of the Great Leader at all times.
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Svaki građanin nosi značku
Velikog vođe, sve vreme.
Velikog vođe, sve vreme.
02:45
Even their calendar system begins
with the birth of Kim Il-Sung.
with the birth of Kim Il-Sung.
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Čak i merenje vremena počinje
rođenjem Kim Il Sunga.
rođenjem Kim Il Sunga.
02:51
The school was a heavily guarded
prison, posing as a campus.
prison, posing as a campus.
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Škola je bila dobro čuvan zatvor,
koji se predstavljao kao kampus.
koji se predstavljao kao kampus.
02:56
Teachers could only leave on group outings
accompanied by an official minder.
accompanied by an official minder.
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Nastavnici su jedino mogli da izlaze
grupno, u pratnji službenog pratioca.
grupno, u pratnji službenog pratioca.
03:03
Even then, our trips were limited
to sanctioned national monuments
to sanctioned national monuments
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Čak i tada, naši su izlasci bili
ograničeni na nacionalne spomenike
ograničeni na nacionalne spomenike
03:09
celebrating the Great Leader.
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koji slave Velikog vođu.
03:12
The students were not allowed
to leave the campus,
to leave the campus,
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Studentima nije dozvoljeno
da napuste kampus
da napuste kampus
03:16
or communicate with their parents.
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ili da komuniciraju sa svojim roditeljima.
03:20
Their days were meticulously mapped out,
and any free time they had
and any free time they had
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Njihovi dani su pedantno isplanirani
i sve njihovo slobodno vreme
i sve njihovo slobodno vreme
03:24
was devoted to honoring
their Great Leader.
their Great Leader.
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bilo je posvećeno slavljenju
njihovog Velikog vođe.
njihovog Velikog vođe.
03:29
Lesson plans had to meet the approval
of North Korean staff,
of North Korean staff,
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Severnokorejsko osoblje mora
da odobri planove predavanja,
da odobri planove predavanja,
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every class was recorded and reported on,
every room was bugged,
every room was bugged,
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svaki čas se snima i podnosi se izveštaj,
svaka prostorija je ozvučena
svaka prostorija je ozvučena
03:38
and every conversation, overheard.
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a svaki razgovor se prisluškuje.
03:42
Every blank space was covered with the
portraits of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il,
portraits of Kim Il-Sung and Kim Jong-Il,
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Svaki deo praznog prostora je prekriven
portretima Kim Il Sunga i Kim Džong Ila,
portretima Kim Il Sunga i Kim Džong Ila,
03:48
like everywhere else in North Korea.
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kao što je i svuda u Severnoj Koreji.
03:53
We were never allowed
to discuss the outside world.
to discuss the outside world.
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Bilo nam je zabranjeno
da raspravljamo o spoljnom svetu.
da raspravljamo o spoljnom svetu.
03:55
As students of science and technology,
many of them were computer majors
many of them were computer majors
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Kao studentima nauke i tehnologije,
mnogima je glavni predmet bio kompjuter,
mnogima je glavni predmet bio kompjuter,
04:01
but they did not know
the existence of the Internet.
the existence of the Internet.
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ali nisu znali da postoji internet.
04:04
They had never heard
of Mark Zuckerberg or Steve Jobs.
of Mark Zuckerberg or Steve Jobs.
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Nikada nisu čuli za
Marka Zakerberga ili Stiva Džobsa.
Marka Zakerberga ili Stiva Džobsa.
04:09
Facebook, Twitter -- none of those things
would have meant a thing.
would have meant a thing.
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Fejsbuk, Tviter - nijedno od ovo dvoje
im nije ništa značilo.
im nije ništa značilo.
04:14
And I could not tell them.
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A ja im nisam mogla reći.
04:18
I went there looking for truth.
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Otišla sam tamo tragajući za istinom.
04:22
But where do you even start
when an entire nation's ideology,
when an entire nation's ideology,
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Ali gde biste uopšte počeli
kada je celokupna ideologija nacije,
kada je celokupna ideologija nacije,
04:25
my students' day-to-day realities,
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svakodnevna stvarnost mojih studenata,
04:27
and even my own position
at the universities,
at the universities,
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pa čak i moj lični položaj
na univerzitetu,
na univerzitetu,
04:31
were all built on lies?
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kada je sve to izgrađeno na lažima?
04:37
I started with a game.
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Započela sam igrom.
04:39
We played "Truth and Lie."
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Igrali smo "Istina i laž".
04:42
A volunteer would write a sentence
on the chalkboard,
on the chalkboard,
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Dobrovoljac bi ispisao rečenicu na tabli,
04:45
and the other students had to guess
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a drugi student bi morao da pogodi
04:48
whether it was a truth or a lie.
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da li je to istina ili laž.
04:51
Once a student wrote, "I visited
China last year on vacation,"
China last year on vacation,"
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Jednom je jedan student napisao: "Prošle
godine za raspust sam posetio Kinu",
godine za raspust sam posetio Kinu",
04:55
and everyone shouted, "Lie!"
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i svi su uzviknuli: "Laž!"
04:59
They all knew this wasn't possible.
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Svi su znali da je to nemoguće.
05:01
Virtually no North Korean is allowed
to leave the country.
to leave the country.
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Praktično nijednom Severnokoreancu
nije dozvoljeno da napusti zemlju.
nije dozvoljeno da napusti zemlju.
05:05
Even traveling within their own country
requires a travel pass.
requires a travel pass.
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Čak i putovanje unutar njihove države
zahteva putnu dozvolu.
zahteva putnu dozvolu.
05:12
I had hoped that this game would reveal
some truth about my students,
some truth about my students,
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Nadala sam se da će ova igra da razotkrije
neke istine o mojim studentima
neke istine o mojim studentima
05:17
because they lie so often and so easily,
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jer oni lažu tako često i olako,
05:20
whether about the mythical
accomplishments of their Great Leader,
accomplishments of their Great Leader,
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bilo o mitskim dostignućima
njihovog Velikog vođe
njihovog Velikog vođe
05:25
or the strange claim that they cloned
a rabbit as fifth graders.
a rabbit as fifth graders.
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ili o bizarnoj tvrdnji da su
klonirali zeca u petom razredu.
klonirali zeca u petom razredu.
05:31
The difference between truth and lies
seemed at times hazy to them.
seemed at times hazy to them.
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Činilo se da je razlika između
istine i laži njima ponekad nejasna.
istine i laži njima ponekad nejasna.
05:36
It took me a while to understand
the different types of lies;
the different types of lies;
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Bilo mi je potrebno neko vreme da shvatim
da postoje različiti tipovi laži;
da postoje različiti tipovi laži;
05:40
they lie to shield their system
from the world,
from the world,
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oni lažu kako bi zaštitili
svoj sistem od sveta
svoj sistem od sveta
05:43
or they were taught lies,
and were just regurgitating them.
and were just regurgitating them.
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ili su naučeni lažima
i prosto ih prežvakavaju.
i prosto ih prežvakavaju.
05:47
Or, at moments, they lied out of habit.
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Ili, na momente, lažu iz navike.
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But if all they have ever known were lies,
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Ali ako je sve za šta znaju laž,
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how could we expect them to be otherwise?
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šta drugo od njih da očekujemo?
06:01
Next, I tried to teach them essay writing.
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Potom sam pokušala
da ih podučim pisanju eseja.
da ih podučim pisanju eseja.
06:04
But that turned out to be
nearly impossible.
nearly impossible.
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Ali se ispostavilo
da je to skoro nemoguće.
da je to skoro nemoguće.
06:07
Essays are about coming up with
one's own thesis,
one's own thesis,
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Za esej je nužno smisliti sopstvenu tezu
06:11
and making an evidence-based
argument to prove it.
argument to prove it.
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i, koristeći argumente zasnovane
na činjenicama, dokazati je.
na činjenicama, dokazati je.
06:16
These students, however, were
simply told what to think,
simply told what to think,
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Ovim studentima, međutim,
prosto kažu šta da misle
prosto kažu šta da misle
06:19
and they obeyed.
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i oni se povinuju tome.
06:21
In their world, critical thinking
was not allowed.
was not allowed.
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U njihovom svetu, kritičko
razmišljanje je zabranjeno.
razmišljanje je zabranjeno.
06:26
I also gave them the weekly assignment
of writing a personal letter,
of writing a personal letter,
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Takođe sam im zadala nedeljni
zadatak da napišu lično pismo,
zadatak da napišu lično pismo,
06:31
to anybody.
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bilo kome.
06:33
It took a long time, but eventually
some of them began to write
some of them began to write
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Bilo im je potrebno dugo vremena,
ali vremenom su poneki počeli da pišu
ali vremenom su poneki počeli da pišu
06:37
to their mothers, their friends,
their girlfriends.
their girlfriends.
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svojim majkama, svojim prijateljima,
svojim devojkama,
svojim devojkama,
06:42
Although those were just homework,
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Iako je to samo bio domaći zadatak
06:45
and would never reach
their intended recipients,
their intended recipients,
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i pisma nikada ne bi stigla
onima kojima su namenjena,
onima kojima su namenjena,
06:49
my students slowly began to reveal
their true feelings in them.
their true feelings in them.
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moji studenti su polako počeli
da otkrivaju svoja istinska osećanja.
da otkrivaju svoja istinska osećanja.
06:54
They wrote that they were fed
up with the sameness of everything.
up with the sameness of everything.
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Pisali su kako su siti
jednoličnosti svega.
jednoličnosti svega.
06:59
They were worried about their future.
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Bili su zabrinuti za budućnost.
07:01
In those letters, they rarely ever
mentioned their Great Leader.
mentioned their Great Leader.
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U tim pismima skoro da nikada
nisu pominjali Velikog vođu.
nisu pominjali Velikog vođu.
07:10
I was spending all of my time
with these young men.
with these young men.
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Provodila sam sve svoje vreme
s ovim mladićima.
s ovim mladićima.
07:14
We all ate meals together,
played basketball together.
played basketball together.
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Svi smo jeli zajedno,
igrali košarku zajedno.
igrali košarku zajedno.
07:19
I often called them gentlemen,
which made them giggle.
which made them giggle.
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Često sam ih zvala gospodom,
zbog čega su se kikotali.
zbog čega su se kikotali.
07:24
They blushed at the mention of girls.
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Pocrveneli bi na pomen devojaka.
07:28
And I came to adore them.
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I ja sam počela da ih obožavam.
07:30
And watching them open up
even in the tiniest of ways,
even in the tiniest of ways,
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A posmatrati ih kako se otvaraju,
makar i na najmanji mogući način,
makar i na najmanji mogući način,
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was deeply moving.
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bilo je duboko potresno.
07:37
But something also felt wrong.
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Ali nešto se takođe činilo pogrešnim.
07:40
During those months
of living in their world,
of living in their world,
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Tokom meseci provedenih u njihovom svetu,
07:43
I often wondered if the truth would,
in fact, improve their lives.
in fact, improve their lives.
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često sam se pitala da li bi istina
zaista unapredila njihove živote.
zaista unapredila njihove živote.
07:51
I wanted so much to tell them the truth,
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Toliko sam želela da im kažem istinu
07:54
of their country and of the outside world,
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o njihovoj zemlji i o spoljnom svetu,
07:58
where Arab youth were turning
their rotten regime inside out,
their rotten regime inside out,
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u kome arapska omladina
obara čitav truli režimski poredak,
obara čitav truli režimski poredak,
08:02
using the power of social media,
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koristeći moć društvenih mreža,
08:04
where everyone except them was
connected through the world wide web,
connected through the world wide web,
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da su svi povezani globalnom mrežom,
osim njih,
osim njih,
08:08
which wasn't worldwide after all.
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što će reći da na kraju i nije globalna.
08:13
But for them, the truth was dangerous.
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Ali za njih je istina bila opasna.
08:18
By encouraging them to run after it,
I was putting them at risk --
I was putting them at risk --
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Ohrabrujući ih da tragaju za njom,
dovodila sam ih u opasnost -
dovodila sam ih u opasnost -
08:23
of persecution,
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od progonjenja,
08:26
of heartbreak.
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od slomljenog srca.
08:30
When you're not allowed to express
anything in the open,
anything in the open,
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Kada vam je zabranjeno
da se otvoreno izražavate,
da se otvoreno izražavate,
08:33
you become good at reading
what is unspoken.
what is unspoken.
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postanete dobri u čitanju neizrečenog.
08:37
In one of their personal letters to me,
a student wrote that he understood
a student wrote that he understood
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U jednom od njihovih ličnih pisama meni,
jedan student je napisao da razume
jedan student je napisao da razume
08:42
why I always called them gentlemen.
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zašto ih zovem gospodom.
08:46
It was because I was wishing them
to be gentle in life, he said.
to be gentle in life, he said.
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To je zato što sam im želela
da budu nežni (gentle) u životu, rekao je.
da budu nežni (gentle) u životu, rekao je.
08:54
On my last day in December of 2011,
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Mog poslednjeg dana tamo, decembra 2011,
08:57
the day Kim Jong-Il's death was announced,
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Kim Džong Ilova smrt je objavljena,
09:00
their world shattered.
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njihov svet se raspao.
09:04
I had to leave without a proper goodbye.
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Morala sam da odem,
a da se ne oprostim na pravi način.
a da se ne oprostim na pravi način.
09:08
But I think they knew
how sad I was for them.
how sad I was for them.
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Ali mislim da su znali
koliko mi ih je bilo žao.
koliko mi ih je bilo žao.
09:12
Once, toward the end of my stay,
a student said to me,
a student said to me,
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Jednom, pred kraj mog boravka,
jedan student mi je rekao:
jedan student mi je rekao:
09:16
"Professor, we never think of you
as being different from us.
as being different from us.
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"Profesorko, mi vas ne smatramo
drugačijom od nas.
drugačijom od nas.
09:21
Our circumstances are different,
but you're the same as us.
but you're the same as us.
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Naše okolnosti su drugačije,
ali vi ste isti kao mi.
ali vi ste isti kao mi.
09:27
We want you to know that we truly
think of you as being the same."
think of you as being the same."
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Želimo da znate da mi iskreno mislimo
da ste isti kao mi."
da ste isti kao mi."
09:37
Today, if I could respond
to my students with a letter of my own,
to my students with a letter of my own,
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Danas, kada bih mojim studentima
mogla odgovoriti ličnim pismom,
mogla odgovoriti ličnim pismom,
09:41
which is of course impossible,
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što je naravno nemoguće,
09:44
I would tell them this:
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rekla bih im sledeće:
09:49
"My dear gentlemen,
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"Draga moja gospodo,
09:52
It's been a bit over three years
since I last saw you.
since I last saw you.
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prošlo je nešto više od tri godine
od kad sam vas videla.
od kad sam vas videla.
09:55
And now, you must be 22 --
maybe even as old as 23.
maybe even as old as 23.
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Sada sigurno imate 22,
možda čak i 23 godine.
možda čak i 23 godine.
10:00
At our final class, I asked you
if there was anything you wanted.
if there was anything you wanted.
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Na našem poslednjem času, pitala sam vas
postoji li nešto što biste želeli.
postoji li nešto što biste želeli.
10:05
The only wish you expressed,
the only thing you ever asked of me
the only thing you ever asked of me
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Jedino što ste poželeli,
jedino što ste ikada od mene tražili
jedino što ste ikada od mene tražili
10:09
in all those months we spent together,
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za sve vreme koje smo zajedno proveli,
10:12
was for me to speak to you in Korean.
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bilo je da vam se obratim na korejskom.
10:15
Just once.
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Bar jedanput.
10:17
I was there to teach you English;
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Tamo sam došla da vas naučim engleski;
10:19
you knew it wasn't allowed.
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znali ste da je to zabranjeno.
10:22
But I understood then, you wanted
to share that bond of our mother tongue.
to share that bond of our mother tongue.
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Ali sam razumela da ste želeli
da podelimo posebnu vezu maternjeg jezika.
da podelimo posebnu vezu maternjeg jezika.
10:30
I called you my gentlemen,
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Zvala sam vas mojom gospodom,
10:33
but I don't know if being gentle
in Kim Jong-Un's merciless North Korea
in Kim Jong-Un's merciless North Korea
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ali nisam sigurna da je biti nežan
u Kim Džong Unovoj nemilosrdnoj Koreji
u Kim Džong Unovoj nemilosrdnoj Koreji
10:37
is a good thing.
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dobra stvar.
10:39
I don't want you to lead a revolution --
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Ne želim da pokrenete revoluciju -
10:42
let some other young person do it.
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pustite druge mlade da se time bave.
10:45
The rest of the world might casually
encourage or even expect
encourage or even expect
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Ostatak sveta može povremeno
da ohrabruje ili čak da iščekuje
da ohrabruje ili čak da iščekuje
10:48
some sort of North Korean Spring,
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nekakvo severnokorejsko proleće,
10:50
but I don't want you to do anything risky,
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ali ja ne želim
da učinite bilo šta rizično
da učinite bilo šta rizično
10:53
because I know in your world,
someone is always watching.
someone is always watching.
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jer znam da vas u vašem svetu
neko uvek posmatra.
neko uvek posmatra.
10:59
I don't want to imagine
what might happen to you.
what might happen to you.
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Ne želim ni da pomislim
šta bi se dogodilo s vama.
šta bi se dogodilo s vama.
11:02
If my attempts to reach you have
inspired something new in you,
inspired something new in you,
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Ako su moji pokušaji da vas dosegnem
pokrenuli nešto novo u vama,
pokrenuli nešto novo u vama,
11:07
I would rather you forget me.
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volela bih da me zaboravite.
11:09
Become soldiers of your Great Leader,
and live long, safe lives.
and live long, safe lives.
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Postanite vojnici Velikog vođe
i imajte duge, bezbedne živote.
i imajte duge, bezbedne živote.
11:16
You once asked me if I thought
your city of Pyongyang was beautiful,
your city of Pyongyang was beautiful,
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Jednom ste me pitali da li smatram
da je vaš grad Pjongjang lep
da je vaš grad Pjongjang lep
11:21
and I could not answer truthfully then.
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i tada vam nisam mogla odgovoriti iskreno.
11:25
But I know why you asked.
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No znam zašto ste to pitali.
11:27
I know that it was important for you
to hear that I, your teacher,
to hear that I, your teacher,
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Znam da vam je bilo važno
da čujete da ja, vaša nastavnica,
da čujete da ja, vaša nastavnica,
11:32
the one who has seen the world
that you are forbidden from,
that you are forbidden from,
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ona koja je videla sveta,
koji je zabranjen za vas,
koji je zabranjen za vas,
11:35
declare your city as the most beautiful.
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izjavim da je vaš grad najlepši.
11:41
I know hearing that would make
your lives there a bit more bearable,
your lives there a bit more bearable,
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Znam da kada biste to čuli
vaši životi bi bili iole podnošljiviji,
vaši životi bi bili iole podnošljiviji,
11:46
but no, I don't find
your capital beautiful.
your capital beautiful.
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ali ne, ne mislim
da je vaš glavni grad lep.
da je vaš glavni grad lep.
11:50
Not because it's monotone and concrete,
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Ne zato što je monoton i od betona,
11:53
but because of what it symbolizes:
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već zbog onoga što simbolizuje:
11:55
a monster that feeds off
the rest of the country,
the rest of the country,
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monstruma koji se hrani ostatkom države,
12:00
where citizens are soldiers and slaves.
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u kojoj su građani vojnici i robovi.
12:05
All I see there is darkness.
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Sve što vidim u njemu je tama.
12:09
But it's your home, so I cannot hate it.
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Ali to je vaš dom, pa ne mogu da ga mrzim.
12:13
And I hope instead that you,
my lovely young gentlemen,
my lovely young gentlemen,
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I nadam se da ćete ga vi,
moja ljupka mlada gospodo,
moja ljupka mlada gospodo,
12:18
will one day help make it beautiful.
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jednoga dana učiniti lepim.
12:22
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
12:24
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Suki Kim - WriterSuki Kim's investigation, "Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite," chronicles her six months undercover in Pyongyang during Kim Jong-Il's final six months. She worked as a teacher and a missionary in a university for future leaders -- all while writing her book.
Why you should listen
Suki Kim is the only writer to ever go undercover into North Korea to write a book from the inside. Since 2002, South Korean-born Kim travelled to North Korea, witnessing both Kim Jong-Il's 60th birthday celebration and his death at age 69 in 2011.
Her work sheds a new light on the understanding of the North Korean society by delving into its day-to-day life and provides unprecedented insights into the psychology of its ruling class, about whom the world knows very little.
Kim's novel, The Interpreter, was a finalist for a PEN Hemingway Prize, and her nonfiction has appeared in The New York Times, Harper's and The New York Review of Books. She is the author of the investigation Without You, There Is No Us: My Time with the Sons of North Korea's Elite.
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